Friday, May 11, 2007

Nigeria Faces Growing Hurdles

From Douglas Farah of the Counterterroism Blog

The almost-daily kidnappings of foreign oil workers (though most are let go in a matter of days) and destruction of the oil pipelines and the ensuing ecological damage, are among the most visible challenges to the new government. There is also the growing militancy of the Taliban in Nigeria, in the north, the Saudi-funded mosque-building and wahhabi outreach efforts, and the spread southward of Al Qaeda in the Maghreb (former GSPC).

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